Medical Instrumentation module (BE22001)

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Credits

20

Module code

BE22001

This module will introduce students to the basic principles and applications of medical instrumentation. This includes the nature of physiological signals and how they can be acquired, analysed and visualised. The aim of the module is to provide the students with a grounding knowledge base which allows them to understand the state of the art technology and standard principles applied in medical instrumentation. The basic physiology of physiological signals, governing physics and mathematics will be introduced along with their application in a clinical setup. Students will furthermore develop prototypes of medical instruments in an accompanying laboratory session.

Core contents includes:

  1. Fundamentals of medical instrumentation: medical instrumentation systems; requirements on medical instruments; design criteria
  2. Introduction to sensors and signal processing: transducers, sensors and instruments; calibration; accuracy and error; amplifiers; filters; software and hardware signal processing
  3. Nature of biomedical signals: physical signals (force, torque, flow, pressure as well as thermal, geometric and kinematic quantities); biopotentials; chemical signals
  4. Transducers of biomedical signals and their application: biopotential electrodes and amplifiers; pressure sensors; flow sensors; optical sensors;  electrochemical sensors
  5. Therapeutic devices: pacemakers and defibrillators; ventilators
  6. Regulations and safety measures

Courses

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